Injured man removed from cruise ship near V-N Bridge

A 60-year-old man was removed from the Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship ship earlier this evening - just north of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - because he required medical attention after he fell and hit his head.

At 5:24 p.m., the New York City Police Department was notified by the U.S. Coast Guard that a man had become disoriented on the Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship after falling and hitting his head.

Harbor Charlie, who was patrolling in the north Hudson, radioed the cruise ship who requested that male passenger be removed from the ship in order to get proper medical attention.

The crew of Harbor Charlie, Police Officer William Chartier, Police Officer Eric Storch, and Police Officer Dave Console, decided that the best place for the transfer would be just north of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

At 5:40 p.m., Harbor Charlie met the cruise ship and conducted what is called a high risk transfer of an injured person. A high risk transfer of an injured person involves the pilot of the boat, Police Officer Chartier, to use the boats engines to "lay up" against the side of an underway vessel.

Once the harbor boat was against the moving vessel, on the port stern, Police Officer Storch and Police Officer Console transferred the aided male, on a backboard, from the cruise ship to the Harbor Launch.

The aided male was then taken to Harbor Charlie Base where they were met by EMS who transported the male to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton where he is listed in stable condition.